ESD Global in Latin America and the Caribbean: Making Strides
It has been a very exciting year for ESDG in the Latin America and the Caribbean. We hosted a pilot Instructor Training in July 2019 for...
Dec 10, 2019
Looking Toward the New Decade, ESD Global Officially Launches Its Mentorship Program
We talk to Clara Porter, ESDG’s Mentorship Coordinator to get the scoop! In November, ESD Global welcomed a new Team Member onto its...
Dec 10, 2019
2019 Has Been a Very Empowering Year
Let’s look back on some of the biggest highlights and get ready for the New Decade ESD Global spent 2019 traveling the world, speaking at...
Dec 10, 2019
ESD Is A Movement
I stood shoulder to shoulder in a circle of about forty women. Some were smiling and some were solemn as we passed a colorful ball of...
Sep 19, 2019
Your Needs Matter -- Reflections from a Level 1 Instructor Training
What comes to mind when you hear the term self-defense? For me it always focused on physical skills to protect myself. But Empowerment...
Aug 22, 2019
A Preview of "empowErcaSteD!"
"I need people to help me to save lives." ~ Mariam Kurshudyan, Level 1 Training Graduate We're so excited to announce that later this...
Jul 4, 2019
Turtle Mountain Team Starts their Journey to Becoming an IMPACT Program
"Impact International officially approves your entry into the process of becoming a certified chapter." ~ IMPACT International Chapter...
Jan 24, 2019
Will Happily Travel for ESD Training
So if I told you that I am the rare few who absolutely loves flying and my recent twenty-three-hour journey from the east coast of...
Dec 19, 2018
Self-Defense as Social Justice -- Spotlight on Jay O'Shea
We’ve talked before about the “power of one,” and how one woman can have an impact on one community that can then go on to impact the...
Oct 10, 2018